Stop bombing

Scott LapeCHICAGO TRIBUNE

Making war on terrorists is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. The more bombs we drop, the more we feed the anger that breeds terrorism, and the more we must fear the inevitable response. Meanwhile, thousands of innocent Afghans will suffer and die in the catastrophe our war is creating. As an American citizen, I do not want to be responsible for the deaths of any more innocent people, and I appeal to our government to put an end to this senseless war.

To President Bush I say: Take a courageous stand for peace. Help us escape the endless cycle of violence and retribution. Seek peaceful means to defuse the threat of terrorism.